Short, plain-language definitions of the online safety words you will meet in our guides. Pick a term to see what it means, why it matters and one thing you can do.
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Account takeover
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Age verification
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AI agent
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AI companion
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AI-generated content
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Anyone with the link
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Authenticator app
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Biometrics
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Chargeback
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Chatbot
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Cloud storage
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Credential stuffing
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Credit freeze
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Credit report
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Cyberbullying
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Dark web
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Data breach
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Data broker
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Data retention
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Deepfake
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Encryption
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Family safe word
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Fraud alert
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Generative AI
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Hallucination
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Identity theft
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Impersonation scam
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Investment scam
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Large language model
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Master password
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Metadata
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Multi-factor authentication
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Opt out
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Parental controls
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Passkey
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Password manager
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Permissions
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Phishing
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Privacy settings
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Prompt
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Public link
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QR code scam
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Recovery code
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Romance scam
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Screen time
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Security key
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SIM swapping
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Single sign-on
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Smishing
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SMS code
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Social engineering
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Spear phishing
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Synthetic identity
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Tech support scam
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Tracking cookies
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Training data
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Two-factor authentication (2FA)
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Vishing
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Voice cloning
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VPN
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Watermark